Live by Your Own Standards

Is it so selfish to seek happiness for one’s self? Is it not one thing to be humble and another to be broken? It is foolish to seek support from strangers. None know you better than you do. No other can know your mind besides you. How you think, what you feel, what you know, how you know. Everyone has their own philosophy. What is true to you may not be true to another. What is right in your mind may not be right in another’s. Thus you must think for yourself. What values do you hold for yourself? Only these count in the matter of your own happiness. Decisions concerning your future should be made on behalf of your pleasure and none other’s. After all it is your future, it belongs to you. It is yours to mold and shape to your complete contentment.

Any decision made for yourself upon another’s desire could easily (If what they want for you is not what you want for yourself) become the worst mistake of your life. Do not fall for guilt trips. Do not be a sucker for false encouragement. Do not be a slave to scare tactics. Fear not rejection. Live not for acceptance. Focus only on your dreams and goals along the way (These are important). Map out your course and do not stray from it. Don’t get distracted and veer off your path. Don’t let people tempt you; coax you away with falsely enticing promises. Once steered off your course it may be highly difficult to get back on track and you will come out crippled.

Don’t do it to yourself either. Don’t be foolish and lose control of your ambition. Seeking short-cuts can get you lost’ stuck in a bad situation. Logic is important. Do not leap into something seemingly favorable before weighing the consequences, but once you make your decision do not let anyone convince you otherwise. Another’s wisdom is not valuable unless they share your philosophy and values. It would not make sense for god to ask Satan what he should do with our souls.

You are an individual, and you are unique in every sense of the word. This life is yours and you have your own standards. As an adult you have the right to decide what those are. They come from your values, which come from your own philosophy. Know yourself. What is your archetype? What kind of person are you? Think about what you envision for yourself in the future. Know the goals you will need to achieve in order to make your vision reality. As you approach each goal, figure out every way there is possible to reach that goal. Now do it your way! This is your vision, your life, your lifestyle. This is you. This is your happiness.

Would God put us on this earth to be miserable? It is not selfish to want happiness for ourselves so long as it is not at the expense of others. It was ours to begin with and we have the right to keep it. Don’t throw it away. Live by your own standards.